About Amanda
Amanda Raether welcomes people who are feeling overwhelmed, stuck, or unsure how to move forward. She helps with stress, anxiety, depression, low self-esteem, sleep problems, addiction concerns, grief, trauma, relationship and intimacy issues, ADHD, and coping with life changes. Amanda is an LCSW - a licensed clinical social worker - based in Kentucky with seven years of clinical experience.
Her style is warm and patient. She listens closely and aims to build a trusting connection so people feel heard.
Background and approach
Sessions focus on practical steps to reduce distress and on understanding patterns that keep problems repeating. Amanda blends client-centered care with cognitive and behavioral approaches. She uses tools from cognitive behavioral therapy and dialectical behavior therapy, and draws on mindfulness and motivational interviewing when helpful.
Treatment plans are tailored to each person’s needs and goals rather than a one-size-fits-all program. She has worked in both individual and group settings and has experience supporting people facing mood disorders, substance use concerns, caregiver stress, and life transitions. Amanda also addresses specific issues such as infertility stress, hoarding, financial worries, and compassion fatigue.
If someone prefers shorter-term problem solving or a longer course of work, Amanda adapts her approach to match that preference. She encourages people to take small steps toward change and to experiment with new ways of coping. The aim is to help people feel more in control and more able to meet daily demands.
How Amanda’s Approaches Work Online
Amanda commonly uses cognitive behavioral therapy and mindfulness-based techniques. Cognitive behavioral therapy helps identify unhelpful thoughts and replace them with more balanced thinking to reduce anxiety and low mood. Mindfulness therapy teaches simple attention and breathing practices to help manage stress and increase calmness.Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with each person about goals and preferences, then try methods that fit those needs. This is a collaborative process where the plan can change over time as progress is made.
Online sessions are offered as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to make therapy more flexible. Video lets people work face to face from different locations, phone calls can be easier when bandwidth is limited, and messaging or live chat can suit brief check-ins or ongoing support between sessions. These options help people fit therapy into busy schedules and different lifestyles.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
- Stress, Anxiety
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
Also works with
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Coaching
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Family conflicts
- Fertility issues
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Infidelity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- Relationship issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Sleeping disorders
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 7 years
- Licensed
- Kentucky
- Languages
- English